Sep 24 2012

Open enrollment is fast approaching. To help with this process, you can review and update your employee records, such as contact information, benefit enrollment, and emergency contacts through the NYIT Office of Human Resources' self-service portal. This portal also links to myuhc.com, the customized website of United Healthcare, NYIT's health care benefits provider, where you can check claims status, compare costs of different plans using the Plan Cost Estimator, review out-of-pocket limits, and order/renew prescriptions.

Sep 24 2012

The Office of Campus Life, in collaboration with faculty, student leaders, and the offices of HEOP, Career Services, Athletics, Counseling and Wellness, and the Student Solutions Center, invites all members of the NYIT community to participate in Civility Campaign kick-off week, Monday, Oct. 1 - Thursday, Oct. 4, to spark dialogue about what civility is, why it is important, and what it looks like at NYIT.
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Sep 24 2012

Read about Brian Beatty's articles on marine crocodiles and manatees; Tobias Holler and Matthias Altwicker's book chapters in Metropolitan Sustainability: Understanding and Improving the Urban Environment; and Kevin LaGrandeur and Curtis Carbonell's contributions to the Conference on Human Enhancement, Emerging Technology, and Social Challenges in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Sep 21 2012

NYIT's annual Cyber Security Conference on Sept. 20 in Manhattan discussed how individuals and organizations can protect themselves against escalating cyber attacks. President Guiliano addressed conference attendees about the university's commitment to finding solutions to this worldwide problem and training students for positions in the field.

Sep 18 2012

NYIT hosted a Communication University of China (CUC) delegation led by President Su Zhiwu on Sept. 13. During their visit, seven members of CUC's administration toured NYIT's New York campuses.
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Sep 18 2012

The Long Island Regional Economic Development Council (LIREDC) submitted a one-year progress report to New York state, providing detail on its achievements against a five-year strategic plan, including NYIT's progress in establishing an Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center. The report also includes a list of 16 Long Island priority projects endorsed by LIREDC for a second round of the funding.

Sep 18 2012

How well do you know historic preservation at NYIT? Test your knowledge by answering this Weekly Update trivia question correctly. Email your answer to updates@nyit.edu. The first to answer correctly will win an NYIT t-shirt:

Sep 18 2012

Congratulations to Wolfgang Gilliar, D.O., who has been appointed as the new dean of NYIT's College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has served as a professor and chair of the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine since 2004 and was recently named the 2012 Educator of the Year by the American Osteopathic Foundation. His selection was formalized at last week's convocation ceremony for 650 students in the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the School of Health Professions. He will officially start work as dean on Jan. 1, 2013.
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Sep 18 2012

Architecture is a family tradition for Jeffrey Raven, NYIT's new director of the Master of Architecture in Urban and Regional Design, who joins the college from Columbia University and brings more than 20 years of experience, including running his namesake firm, RAVEN A+U - Architecture + Urban Design LLC. Longer still is an appreciation for architecture gleaned from living in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Sep 17 2012

Don't miss events scheduled for this week, including: the NYIT Cyber Security Conference; Three Royal Events with Paul Burrell, butler to Diana, Princess of Wales; a Conversation with the Provost; and "The Myth of the Market in Contemporary American Culture," one of various fall 2012 lectures planned for the NYIT Center for Humanities and Culture in Nanjing, China.
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